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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:38 am Post subject: MA in TESOL |
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I've recently contacted a reputable university in my home town in England about doing an MA in TESOL.
They say I sound like a good prospect and they advised me to apply for the course.
It starts in September and my current job in Saudi Arabia ends in September.
Why will I do an MA in TESOL? The course is modular (no exams, I think), non-natives do the course so it can't be impossible to complete, and most importantly of all I feel it'll provide long-term job security, with more perks and a better salary.
This is definitely true of the Middle East. I believe it'll give me the option of even working at a university in England. In theory, anyway.
By the end of this contract, I'll have enough money to pay for a masters and all of it's related costs by myself. I've calculated I won't be in debt if I do the 1 year, full-time course.
If I work in the Middle East for the next 5 years, with a masters I'd earn at least �25,000 more than if I didn't have one.
I think I will pluck up the courage to do the course this September. We shall see.
Anybody else recently completed an in-person masters or about to embark on one? If yes, please state how awful the non-native speakers English was. |
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brauggi
Joined: 10 Oct 2010
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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I finished mine last year. My non-native English speaking classmates had better English than my native English speaking classmates |
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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 7:16 am Post subject: |
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Excellent news! Today, the University of Nottingham changed the conditional offer of a place on the MA in TESOL, to an unconditional offer.
I swiftly emailed them to affirm my acceptance of both conditional and unconditional offers.
The only thing that could go wrong now is not enough students register for the course and it gets cancelled. I believe they need a minimum of 8 students.
As stated previously, the University of Nottingham is ranked in the top 1% of all universities in the entire world. If they can't manage to attract 8 students, I'd be shocked.
It should be a formality now. Right?! |
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brauggi
Joined: 10 Oct 2010
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations! I'm very happy for you. I had a ball during my studies, and i'm sure you will, too! |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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fromtheuk wrote: |
As stated previously, the University of Nottingham is ranked in the top 1% of all universities in the entire world. |
I've never heard of it. |
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Skyblue
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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It was ranked 73 on the latest (deeply flawed) Times Higher Education rankings. That's roughly the same level as KAIST in Korea. Does anyone actually believe these rankings? Is POSTECH actually better than the University of British Columbia, McGill University, or the University of Edinburgh? |
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Skyblue
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Also, the online option is half the price (6,600 GBP) of the on-site option (11,420 GBP). |
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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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It's �4,200 for home students (I'm one of them).
Yes, it was ranked independently in the top 1% of over 7500 higher education institutions around the world. |
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oldtrafford
Joined: 12 Jan 2011
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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If I work in the Middle East for the next 5 years, with a masters I'd earn at least �25,000 more than if I didn't have one.
Is that 25,000 over five years my Muslim friend? |
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Hugo85
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 3:32 am Post subject: |
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Skyblue wrote: |
It was ranked 73 on the latest (deeply flawed) Times Higher Education rankings. That's roughly the same level as KAIST in Korea. Does anyone actually believe these rankings? Is POSTECH actually better than the University of British Columbia, McGill University, or the University of Edinburgh? |
I usually look at the QS rather than the THE.
McGill = 19, UBC = 44, Edinburgh = 22, SNU = 50, KAIST = 79, POSTECH = 112. Seems much more accurate to me and their methodology much more sound.
The Engineering & Technology QS rankings are close between McGill, UBC and the 3 aforementioned Korean university are close, but that also makes sense. |
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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 6:40 am Post subject: |
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Yes, it is oldtrafford.
I would rather eat my own lint than study, but the thought of getting extra money for just having an MA in TESOL makes it all worthwhile.
I can stomach one year of it. It's all assignments and no exams. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 4:02 am Post subject: |
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If you have a science degree or experience in teaching science, consider getting a Masters for foriegn educators from Buffalo State University (SUNY) while teaching in Bangkok. This degree is not a correspondence degree either although a couple of the classes you take are correspondence classes. This degree works well for ESL too. If you think you might like Bangkok this degree has a good set up. Actually Buffalo State has a bunch of sites in foriegn where it teaches courses for this degree. Another thing that is really nice is if you don't have a TEFL certificate yet, you can get 9 credit hours from the TEFL course toward the degree. Of course you have to take it from SUNY in Bangkok. |
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oldtrafford
Joined: 12 Jan 2011
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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from the uk
I'm doing mine via long distance learning. I pay more because I'm outside of the E.U. It's also all module based with the last module being a dissertation!! It takes two and a half years to complete. |
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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 10:05 am Post subject: |
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Where are you from? Which university are you doing the distance learning course with?
I look forward to getting an MA in TESOL. It'll really help long-term with what has now become my 'career.'
oldtrafford - What is your teaching background? What are your plans for the future? |
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Bowden_PSM
Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Location: United Arab Emirates
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 2:42 am Post subject: |
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I'm also going back. I'm headed for in-person at OISE/U of Toronto.
$13,000 CAD for 16 months. I get an M.Ed. Study under some great people.
After, I am planning to move to Oman for 4 years with my wife.
We think it is worthwhile, though doing it will deplete our savings to nothing by the time I am done.
Is this a good idea? |
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